| Description | Didecyldimethylammonium chloride is a quaternary ammonium compound used as detergent/disinfectant in hospitals, as algicide in swimming pools, and as a fungicide and against termites in wood. This compound caused contact dermatitis in a hospital employee, also sensitive to glyoxal and bis-(aminopropyl)- laurylamine. |
| Chemical Properties | Liquid |
| Uses | Didecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride is a compound that exhibits some fungacidal and antimirobial functions. |
| Uses | General purpose disinfectant, sanitizer; mildew preventative in commercial laundries; water treatment in cooling towers and oil field flood waters; wood preservative. |
| Uses | Uniquat(R) 2250 is an effective cationic surfactant that can be used in a variety of cleaning systems. |
| Uses | Bardac(R) 22 is a quaternary ammonium based antimicrobial used as a bacteriostat, deodorant, disinfectant and(or) a microbiocide. |
| Definition | ChEBI: Didecyldimethylammonium chloride is an organic molecular entity. |
| Flammability and Explosibility | Flammable |
| Agricultural Uses | Biocide, Fungicide, Bactericide, Herbicide, Algaecide, Algaecide, Bacteriocide, Fungistat, Microbiocide, Microbiostat disinfectant, Viricide, Tuberculocide, Molluscide, Insecticide: General purpose disinfectant used on hard, nonporous surfaces as a sanitizer; mildew preventative, wood preservative, and to kill algae, phytopathogenic fungi, phytopathogenic bacteria. An active ingredient in a large number of disinfectant products registered with USEPA and labeled with a claim to inactivate “avian influenza A” viruses on hard surfaces. |
| Trade name | ALIQUAT 203; BARDAC® 22; BARDAC® 2250, 2270, 2280 |
| Contact allergens | This quaternary ammonium compound is used as a detergent-disinfectant in hospitals, as an algaecide in swimming pools, as a fungicide, and against termites in wood. We observed severe contact dermatitis in a slaughterhouse worker using a liquid soap containing this product (personal observation). Immediate-type manifestations like urticaria and dyspnoea have been reported. |
